Administrative detention was pretty much like being locked up in a small, dark room. No cell phones were allowed. No freedom. It restricted personal liberties for a certain period as a warning. In modern society, situations calling for administrative detention co up quite often. For instance, the others in the sa room as her all had various reasons for their detention. So were there for fighting and brawling. So were there for hurling insults at each other so fiercely it had gotten out of control. So were there for drunk driving. These acts were illegal but did not constitute cris, so they did not qualify for criminal detention. Their nature was also different.
Xia Qingqing reflected on her own situation. At worst, it was just disciplinary action. Nothing serious. She’d learn her lesson next ti and resolutely avoid illegal actions.
Ti passed slowly.
With Yuan Cui Lian and her daughter taken into custody for disturbing the peace, the nursing ho regained its tranquility. No more troublemakers ca. And on the internet, no new provocative videos surfaced. Most netizens were focused on the first two videos Xia Qingqing had produced. So even asked about the progress of Xia Qingqing’s rights defense in the comnts section, displaying ’heartfelt’ concern. They even offered help should any trouble arise.
Of course, while showing sympathy for Xia Qingqing, these people did not forget to take a jab at Qin Mu.
「At the sa ti.」
Following the Case Filing Departnt’s approval to proceed, agencies like the Prosecutor’s Office began to advance the case. With Qin Mu providing precise IP addresses, the arduous process of evidence gathering was greatly simplified. After confirming their accuracy, they contacted the respective platforms and obtained the real-na information of 3,200 individuals. Then, summonses, along with copies of the complaint, were sent all across the country.
「In the southwestern borderlands.」
It was a small county town.
Jiang Renli was just an ordinary office worker in the county town. In a small county town like his, work pressure wasn’t high, nor was the stress of daily life. Housing prices were not steep. One could easily make a down paynt. Compared to the competitive rat race of big cities, life there was much easier.
Many young people, after graduating from college, had stopped migrating to coastal tropolises, instead returning to small county towns. They had begun a life of quasi-retirent prematurely. After toiling for a decade or two in a big city, their savings still wouldn’t be enough to buy a house there. They would inevitably return to their small hotowns. It was better to ’lie flat’ right after graduation than to take a ten or twenty-year detour.
Jiang Renli belonged to this group. Working nine-to-six each day, he would play gas and browse videos after work. However, the arrival of an express mail package disrupted his peaceful life.
"Are you Jiang Renli?" the postal courier asked repeatedly for confirmation. He even had Jiang Renli present his identification to prove his identity before allowing him to sign for it.
"What’s with all the secrecy? What kind of delivery is this?" Jiang Renli muttered, tearing open the docunt mailer.
Inside, lay a court summons and a copy of the complaint. The summons stated that he had been sued. The court had accepted the case and scheduled a hearing for six days later. He was required to appear at the Jin City Court on ti, six days later, to participate in the legal proceedings!
The ’Statent of Facts’ section on the summons detailed why he was being sued. It was all because of a few comnts he had posted online half a month prior.
The content of the comnts, while containing so insults and abusive language, was how he always comnted online. It had never been a problem before. Why, all of a sudden, was he being sued for defamation?
Jiang Renli swallowed hard, his scalp tingling. What the hell is going on here?
Receiving a court summons out of the blue left him sowhat flustered. He quickly grabbed his phone, scrolling through his comnt history. My comnt was pretty civilized this ti. I just criticized that person, told them to ’be a decent human being.’ How could that be wrong?
Half a month prior, he had participated in a ’topic discussion’ on a certain platform. He had flagrantly supported the mother grieving the loss of her son and had lambasted the person responsible for her son’s death. While no one wanted to see a death resulting from a pursuit, the pursuer had been far too cold-hearted. After a human life was lost, there was no hint of apology or remorse towards the bereaved from the pursuer. This filled him with righteous indignation and resentnt.
And after his comnts were posted, many ’whitewashing’ shills appeared. They posed as ’rational, neutral, and objective’ comnters, saying there was nothing wrong with acting courageously for a just cause.
When had I ever said there was sothing wrong with acting courageously for a just cause? What I said was that the other party should at least apologize, offer compensation, and show the proper attitude. They chased soone’s son to death, and they’re not going to show any remorse at all?
His comnts had quickly gained a lot of approval from netizens, with likes reaching tens of thousands.
How could my behavior possibly be linked to defamation? he couldn’t help but murmur. The more he thought about it, the more he felt he was being wronged. And the person suing ... is simply being a troublemaker! I was just called out online, didn’t lose any flesh or anything, and they actually turned around and sued !
However, having received nine years of compulsory education, he knew he should respond actively to the summons. Left with no choice, he bought a plane ticket to Jin City.
When I win this lawsuit, I’ll make the other party reimburse for all these expenses!
「Zhao County.」
Another third-tier city.
A small startup company.
"Mr. Zhu, good morning."
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